Agreement between the Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea of the Republic of Italy and GGGI

Rwanda is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change associated with extreme weather conditions. Climate change-driven droughts and floods across the country and will have drastic impacts on the national economy. According to the Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index 20181, Rwanda is placed on the 133th position out of 182 countries accounting for the period of 2016. Based on The Notre Dame-Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN) Country Index, 20162- a free opensource index that shows a country’s current vulnerability to climate disruptions, Rwanda is the 29th /182 most vulnerable countrythat is, a country with high level of vulnerability to climate change with greater adaptation needs and urgency to act. In this regard, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between The Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea of the Republic of Italy (IMELS) and the Ministry of Environment (MoE) Rwanda- aiming at: (i) strengthening and coordinating the efforts to combat global climate change and address its adverse effects, (ii) supporting mechanisms to reduce climate change vulnerability and enhancing risk assessment, (iii) promoting secure, clean and efficient energy, and (iv) stimulating the transition towards a sustainable low-carbon economy and to implement adaptation actions and opportunities to protect the environment and natural resources.